Scales that sound good with A, B, C, D, E, G, F2, E2, D2 chord(s)

JGuitar's harmonizer allows you to easily identify chords and scales that will sound good when played together. Use the form below to input one or more chords, hit "Go", and the harmonizer will tell you what scales will sound good when played with the selected chords. The harmonizer also comes in a scale to chord flavor, which allows you to select scales and have the harmonizer tell you what chords will sound good when played with them.

Enter chord symbols by selecting root note and chord type
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • G
  • F2
  • E2
  • D2
or
Enter chord symbols separated by commas

Chord Scale Compatibility Chart:

A Major B Major C Major D Major E Major G Major F Suspended 2nd E Suspended 2nd D Suspended 2nd
E Bebop Minor yes no yes no yes
A Bebop Minor yes no yes no yes no yes
B Bebop Minor yes no yes no yes
D Bebop Dominant yes no yes no yes no yes
E Bebop Dominant yes no yes no yes
A Bebop Dominant yes no yes no yes
G Bebop Major no yes no yes no yes
D Bebop Minor no yes no yes
G Bebop Dominant no yes no yes
D Ionian yes no yes no yes no yes
A Ionian yes no yes no yes
E Dorian yes no yes no yes no yes
B Dorian yes no yes no yes
C# Phrygian yes no yes no yes
F# Phrygian yes no yes no yes no yes
D Lydian yes no yes no yes
G Lydian yes no yes no yes no yes
E Mixolydian yes no yes no yes
A Mixolydian yes no yes no yes no yes
F# Aeolian yes no yes no yes
B Aeolian yes no yes no yes no yes
C# Locrian yes no yes no yes no yes
G# Locrian yes no yes no yes
D Bebop Major yes no yes no yes no yes
A Bebop Major yes no yes no yes
C# Eight-tone Spanish yes no yes no yes no yes
G# Eight-tone Spanish yes no yes no yes
F# Symmetrical no yes no yes no yes no yes
G Ionian no yes no yes no yes
A Dorian no yes no yes no yes
B Phrygian no yes no yes no yes
C Lydian no yes no yes no yes
D Mixolydian no yes no yes no yes
E Aeolian no yes no yes no yes
F# Locrian no yes no yes no yes
C Bebop Major no yes no yes no yes
F# Eight-tone Spanish no yes no yes no yes
E Ionian yes no yes no yes no
F# Dorian yes no yes no yes no
G# Phrygian yes no yes no yes no
A Lydian yes no yes no yes no
B Mixolydian yes no yes no yes no
C# Aeolian yes no yes no yes no
D# Locrian yes no yes no yes no
E Bebop Major yes no yes no yes no
F Bebop Major yes no yes no yes no yes
F# Bebop Minor yes no yes no yes no
B Bebop Dominant yes no yes no yes no
E Bebop Melodic Minor yes no yes no
D# Eight-tone Spanish yes no yes no yes no
C# Symmetrical yes no yes no yes
E Symmetrical yes no yes no yes no yes
C Ionian no yes no yes no yes
D Dorian no yes no yes no yes
E Phrygian no yes no yes no yes
F Lydian no yes no yes no yes
G Mixolydian no yes no yes no yes
A Aeolian no yes no yes no yes
B Locrian no yes no yes no yes
G Bebop Minor no yes no yes no yes
C Bebop Dominant no yes no yes no yes
C Harmonic Major no yes no yes no
B Eight-tone Spanish no yes no yes no yes
B Symmetrical no yes no yes no yes
A Melodic Minor no yes no yes
B Phrygian #6 no yes no yes
C Lydian Augmented no yes no yes
D Lydian Dominant no yes no yes
E Fifth Mode no yes no yes
F# Locrian #2 no yes no yes
G# Altered no yes no yes
A Bebop Melodic Minor no yes no yes
A# Enigmatic no yes no yes
D Melodic Minor yes no yes no yes
E Melodic Minor yes no yes no
E Phrygian #6 yes no yes no yes
F# Phrygian #6 yes no yes no
F Lydian Augmented yes no yes no yes
G Lydian Augmented yes no yes no
G Lydian Dominant yes no yes no yes
A Lydian Dominant yes no yes no
A Fifth Mode yes no yes no yes
B Fifth Mode yes no yes no
C# Locrian #2 yes no yes no
B Locrian #2 yes no yes no yes
C# Altered yes no yes no yes
D# Altered yes no yes no
D Bebop Melodic Minor yes no yes no yes
D Harmonic Major yes no yes no yes
F Harmonic Major yes no yes no yes no
A Harmonic Major yes no yes no yes
C# Neapolitan Minor yes no yes no yes
D# Enigmatic yes no yes no yes
F Enigmatic yes no yes no
G# Symmetrical yes no yes no yes no
B Ionian no yes no yes no yes no
C# Dorian no yes no yes no yes no
D# Phrygian no yes no yes no yes no
E Lydian no yes no yes no yes no
F# Mixolydian no yes no yes no yes no
G# Aeolian no yes no yes no yes no
A# Locrian no yes no yes no yes no
B Bebop Major no yes no yes no yes no
C# Bebop Minor no yes no yes no yes no
F# Bebop Dominant no yes no yes no yes no
E Harmonic Major no yes no yes no yes no
G Harmonic Major no yes no yes no yes no
E Harmonic Minor no yes no yes no
B Double Harmonic Major no yes no yes no
E Hungarian Gypsy no yes no yes no
B Phrygian Dominant no yes no yes no
D# Neapolitan Minor no yes no yes no yes no
A# Eight-tone Spanish no yes no yes no yes no
F# Oriental no yes no yes no
D# Symmetrical no yes no yes no yes no
F Ionian no yes no yes no yes
G Dorian no yes no yes no yes
A Phrygian no yes no yes no yes
A# Lydian no yes no yes no yes
C Mixolydian no yes no yes no yes
D Aeolian no yes no yes no yes
E Locrian no yes no yes no yes
G Melodic Minor no yes no yes
A Phrygian #6 no yes no yes
A# Lydian Augmented no yes no yes
C Lydian Dominant no yes no yes
D Fifth Mode no yes no yes
E Locrian #2 no yes no yes
F# Altered no yes no yes
C Bebop Minor no yes no yes no yes
F Bebop Dominant no yes no yes no yes
G Bebop Melodic Minor no yes no yes
C Double Harmonic Major no yes no yes no yes no
F Hungarian Gypsy no yes no yes no yes no
B Neapolitan Minor no yes no yes no yes no
G# Enigmatic no yes no yes
E Eight-tone Spanish no yes no yes no yes
G Oriental no yes no yes no yes no
D Major Pentatonic no yes no yes
B Minor Pentatonic no yes no yes
E Suspended Pentatonic no yes no yes
B Blues no yes no yes
A Yo no yes no yes
B Bebop Melodic Minor no yes no yes no
C# Diminished Whole Half yes no yes no
E Diminished Whole Half yes no yes no
G Diminished Whole Half yes no yes no
A# Diminished Whole Half yes no yes no
C Diminished Half Whole yes no yes no
D# Diminished Half Whole yes no yes no
F# Diminished Half Whole yes no yes no
A Diminished Half Whole yes no yes no
A Major Pentatonic yes no yes no
F# Minor Pentatonic yes no yes no
B Suspended Pentatonic yes no yes no
F# Blues yes no yes no
D Harmonic Minor yes no yes
G# Double Harmonic Major yes no yes no
A Double Harmonic Major yes no yes
C# Hungarian Gypsy yes no yes no
D Hungarian Gypsy yes no yes
A Hungarian Major yes no yes no
A Phrygian Dominant yes no yes
G# Neapolitan Minor yes no yes no
C# Balinese Pelog yes no yes
D# Oriental yes no yes no
E Oriental yes no yes
E Yo yes no yes no
C Diminished Whole Half no yes no yes no
D# Diminished Whole Half no yes no yes no
F# Diminished Whole Half no yes no yes no
A Diminished Whole Half no yes no yes no
D Diminished Half Whole no yes no yes no
F Diminished Half Whole no yes no yes no
G# Diminished Half Whole no yes no yes no
B Diminished Half Whole no yes no yes no
F# Bebop Melodic Minor no yes no yes no
B Harmonic Major no yes no yes no
G Double Harmonic Major no yes no yes no
A# Double Harmonic Major no yes no yes no
C Hungarian Gypsy no yes no yes no
D# Hungarian Gypsy no yes no yes no
B Hungarian Major no yes no yes no
D# Balinese Pelog no yes no yes no
D Oriental no yes no yes no
F Oriental no yes no yes no
D# Augmented no yes no yes no
G Augmented no yes no yes no
B Augmented no yes no yes no
F Melodic Minor no yes no yes no
G Phrygian #6 no yes no yes no
G# Lydian Augmented no yes no yes no
A# Lydian Dominant no yes no yes no
C Fifth Mode no yes no yes no
D Locrian #2 no yes no yes no
E Altered no yes no yes no
C Major Pentatonic no yes no yes
A Minor Pentatonic no yes no yes
D Suspended Pentatonic no yes no yes
A Blues no yes no yes
G# Bebop Major no yes no yes no
F Bebop Melodic Minor no yes no yes no
F Harmonic Minor no yes no yes no
C Phrygian Dominant no yes no yes no
E Neapolitan Minor no yes no yes no
F# Enigmatic no yes no yes no
E Balinese Pelog no yes no yes no
F# Iwato no yes no yes no
G Yo no yes no yes
G Symmetrical no yes no yes no
C Augmented no yes no yes no
E Augmented no yes no yes no
G# Augmented no yes no yes no
D Dominant Pentatonic no yes no yes
A# Bebop Major no yes no yes no
F# Neapolitan Minor no yes no yes no
A Neapolitan Major no yes no yes
C Prometheus no yes no yes
A Symmetrical no yes no yes no
E Major Locrian no yes no yes
D Lydian Minor no yes no yes
B Melodic Minor no yes no yes no
C# Phrygian #6 no yes no yes no
D Lydian Augmented no yes no yes no
E Lydian Dominant no yes no yes no
F# Fifth Mode no yes no yes no
G# Locrian #2 no yes no yes no
A# Altered no yes no yes no
D Diminished Whole Half no yes no
F Diminished Whole Half no yes no
G# Diminished Whole Half no yes no
B Diminished Whole Half no yes no
C# Diminished Half Whole no yes no
E Diminished Half Whole no yes no
G Diminished Half Whole no yes no
A# Diminished Half Whole no yes no
E Major Pentatonic no yes no yes no
C# Minor Pentatonic no yes no yes no
F# Suspended Pentatonic no yes no yes no
E Dominant Pentatonic no yes no yes no
C# Blues no yes no yes no
A Harmonic Minor no yes no yes
D# Double Harmonic Major no yes no
G# Hungarian Gypsy no yes no
E Hungarian Major no yes no
E Phrygian Dominant no yes no yes
B Neapolitan Major no yes no yes no
C Enigmatic no yes no yes no
A# Oriental no yes no
B Yo no yes no yes no
D Prometheus no yes no yes no
F# Major Locrian no yes no yes no
E Lydian Minor no yes no yes no
C Melodic Minor no yes no
D Phrygian #6 no yes no
D# Lydian Augmented no yes no
F Lydian Dominant no yes no
G Fifth Mode no yes no
A Locrian #2 no yes no
B Altered no yes no
G Major Pentatonic no yes no yes
E Minor Pentatonic no yes no yes
A Suspended Pentatonic no yes no yes
E Blues no yes no yes
D# Bebop Major no yes no
C Bebop Melodic Minor no yes no
C Harmonic Minor no yes no
B Harmonic Minor no yes no yes no
F# Phrygian Dominant no yes no yes no
G Phrygian Dominant no yes no
C# Enigmatic no yes no
D Yo no yes no yes
D Symmetrical no yes no
A Dominant Pentatonic yes no
C# Bebop Melodic Minor yes no
C# Harmonic Minor yes no
F Double Harmonic Major yes no
A# Hungarian Gypsy yes no
F# Hungarian Major yes no
G# Phrygian Dominant yes no
E Neapolitan Major yes no
C Oriental yes no
D# Iwato yes no
G Prometheus yes no
B Major Locrian yes no
C# Augmented yes no
F Augmented yes no
A Augmented yes no
A Lydian Minor yes no
F# Ionian no yes no
G# Dorian no yes no
A# Phrygian no yes no
B Lydian no yes no
C# Mixolydian no yes no
D# Aeolian no yes no
F Locrian no yes no
F# Melodic Minor no yes no
G# Phrygian #6 no yes no
A Lydian Augmented no yes no
B Lydian Dominant no yes no
C# Fifth Mode no yes no
D# Locrian #2 no yes no
F Altered no yes no
B Major Pentatonic no yes no
G# Minor Pentatonic no yes no
C# Suspended Pentatonic no yes no
B Dominant Pentatonic no yes no
G# Blues no yes no
F# Bebop Major no yes no
G# Bebop Minor no yes no
C# Bebop Dominant no yes no
D# Bebop Melodic Minor no yes no
D# Harmonic Minor no yes no
G# Hungarian Major no yes no
A# Phrygian Dominant no yes no
A# Neapolitan Minor no yes no
F# Neapolitan Major no yes no
G Enigmatic no yes no
F Eight-tone Spanish no yes no
F Iwato no yes no
F# Yo no yes no
A Prometheus no yes no
A# Symmetrical no yes no
C# Major Locrian no yes no
B Lydian Minor no yes no
C Dominant Pentatonic no yes no
G# Harmonic Major no yes no
C Hungarian Major no yes no
G Neapolitan Major no yes no
A# Prometheus no yes no
D Major Locrian no yes no
C Lydian Minor no yes no
A# Harmonic Major no yes no
F# Harmonic Minor no yes no
G Harmonic Minor no yes no
C# Double Harmonic Major no yes no
D Double Harmonic Major no yes no
F# Hungarian Gypsy no yes no
G Hungarian Gypsy no yes no
D Hungarian Major no yes no
C# Phrygian Dominant no yes no
D Phrygian Dominant no yes no
F# Balinese Pelog no yes no
G# Oriental no yes no
A Oriental no yes no
G# Iwato no yes no
D Augmented no yes no
F# Augmented no yes no
A# Augmented no yes no
G# Bebop Melodic Minor no yes no
G# Harmonic Minor no yes no
E Double Harmonic Major no yes no
A Hungarian Gypsy no yes no
C# Hungarian Major no yes no
D# Phrygian Dominant no yes no
G# Balinese Pelog no yes no
B Oriental no yes no
A# Iwato no yes no
G Dominant Pentatonic no yes no
D# Harmonic Major no yes no
F# Double Harmonic Major no yes no
B Hungarian Gypsy no yes no
G Hungarian Major no yes no
D Neapolitan Major no yes no
B Balinese Pelog no yes no
C# Oriental no yes no
C# Iwato no yes no
F Prometheus no yes no
A Major Locrian no yes no
G Lydian Minor no yes no
D# Ionian no yes no
G# Ionian no yes no
A# Ionian no yes no
C Dorian no yes no
F Dorian no yes no
A# Dorian no yes no
C Phrygian no yes no
D Phrygian no yes no
G Phrygian no yes no
C# Lydian no yes no
D# Lydian no yes no
G# Lydian no yes no
D# Mixolydian no yes no
F Mixolydian no yes no
A# Mixolydian no yes no
C Aeolian no yes no
F Aeolian no yes no
G Aeolian no yes no
D Locrian no yes no
G Locrian no yes no
A Locrian no yes no
A# Melodic Minor no yes no
C Phrygian #6 no yes no
C# Lydian Augmented no yes no
D# Lydian Dominant no yes no
F Fifth Mode no yes no
G Locrian #2 no yes no
A Altered no yes no
D# Major Pentatonic no yes no
F Major Pentatonic no yes no
A# Major Pentatonic no yes no
C Minor Pentatonic no yes no
D Minor Pentatonic no yes no
G Minor Pentatonic no yes no
C Suspended Pentatonic no yes no
F Suspended Pentatonic no yes no
G Suspended Pentatonic no yes no
F Dominant Pentatonic no yes no
C Traditional Japanese "in sen" no yes no
G Traditional Japanese "in sen" no yes no
C Blues no yes no
D Blues no yes no
G Blues no yes no
D# Bebop Minor no yes no
F Bebop Minor no yes no
A# Bebop Minor no yes no
D# Bebop Dominant no yes no
G# Bebop Dominant no yes no
A# Bebop Dominant no yes no
A# Bebop Melodic Minor no yes no
C Neapolitan Minor no yes no
C Neapolitan Major no yes no
B Enigmatic no yes no
D Eight-tone Spanish no yes no
G Eight-tone Spanish no yes no
A Eight-tone Spanish no yes no
G Iwato no yes no
C Yo no yes no
F Yo no yes no
A# Yo no yes no
D# Prometheus no yes no
G Major Locrian no yes no
F Lydian Minor no yes no
F# Traditional Japanese "in sen" no yes no
B Traditional Japanese "in sen" no yes no
E Traditional Japanese "in sen" no yes
A Traditional Japanese "in sen" no yes
A Neapolitan Minor no yes
E Iwato no yes
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